Monday, September 07, 2009

Porky and Charlie Dog

Lots to say about this cartoon. Clampett doesn't get credit for many things he should and it just stupifies me.Like how his cartoons are the most appealing, the cutest - maybe because they're also the wackiest.He also created Charlie dog, which Chuck Jones later turned into a series and neglected to ever credit Clampett for it.More later, on the drawings...http://www.cartoonthrills.org/blog/Clampett/41/porkysPooch/PorkYCharlieClampCute.mov

That's one whacky dog. "I'm a refoogie!"... The whole cartoon is on YouTube if anyone wants to watch it in its entirety. Lots of great scenes, like the dog's eyes and the pancakes! Its great to see such detailed BG's too. An interesting mixture of live and drawn backgrounds.

Thomas, worry less about getting into the cartoon college and more about making solid drawings. There are hundreds of lessons on this blog that I'm sure you haven't attempted yet. And when you do the lessons, the skill comes fast, real fast.

He also created Charlie dog, which Chuck Jones later turned into a series and neglected to ever credit Clampett for it.

I read that Jones claimed he "rescued" Charlie from Bob Clampett, whatever that means. This is a great cartoon for several reasons. Bob really made the photographic backgrounds work. Also, watch for Charlie mouthing the words "goddamn son of a bitch" at one point.

I believe this cartoon was animated by Bob's old unit, the one Norm McCabe took over. Is that right?

When I was in my 20s my pals and I used to gather to watch cartoons on the then still-new VHS format. We'd blather on and on about who was the best cartoonist. Almost always, the Tex Avery louts would drown out everyone else (I was in that group). I used to feel sorry for the lonely one or two "Clampett" votes. For some reason most of us held some kind of contempt for Clampett, but I'll be damned if I can recall why.

Hey John, I think I could really use your help. I’ve got the feeling, that I’m somehow stuck. I know that there’s something wrong with my drawings, but I don’t exactly what it is or rather don’t know how to fix it. I try to concentrate on everything you said, but still seem to get something wrong.

I would really appreciate if you could have a look at my stuff and give a hint or two. If written some more about my problem on my drawing exercising blog